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Key dates over August 1915

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Lives lost on this day: 4

15th August 1915 - Fruiterer arrested

Rolling casualty count: 2199

3rd Batt: In trenches near La Brique;

Worcester fruiterer Ernest Hale was arrested and charged for abusing police officers in Sidbury as they arrested a drunken wounded soldier. Hale has had a number of similar appearances in Court on his record and was bound over to keep the peace.